>I do know that the breeder who exported the ferrets to Holland had >also exported to the USA, so I presumed it was the same breeder, If >not, I can only presume that most of the ferrets in NZ must have or >carry ADV and I do hope that none are being exported any more, sorry >for my mistake. Hi Stephanie, I know of at least 3 separate breeders in NZ that exported ferrets to other countries that had an ADV problem. One was the farm that sent it to your country (and others as well). I know that Dr. Mooreman wrote to him about the problem, as did many others, and he seemingly ignored them. Right now, I do not remember the name of his farm, but I certainly hope he is out of business now. The other 2 I know of were both rather small breeders. One brought some ferrets over for some of her FML friends, and was very saddened to learn they carried ADV. The other was someone who was selling a few ferrets to one or 2 US animal distributors, but was not a farm. It has been over 10 years since all this happened, and it is no wonder some of the details have gotten foggy. But, the important lesson for any one planning to import or export animals from one country to another is that before bringing the animal over, it needs to be thoroughly checked for problems. Once it arrives, it should be held in quarantine for a period long enough for diseases that might have been present to show up, and should also be tested for those diseases that we have tests for. Best to all. -- Danee ADV - If your ferret hasn't been tested, you don't know! For more information visit: http://www.ferretadv.com [Posted in FML 7482]